Senior Specialist Inventory Control

Walgreens; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens in Pittsburgh seeks an Inventory Control professional to direct work, provide SME support to the Inventory Control Specialists, and assist with scheduling and workflow balancing. The role may perform Specialist Inventory Control duties as needed.

Responsibilities include receiving, cycle counting, dead stock management, reverse logistics, and database administration to facilitate inventory processes.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent education or relevant work experience required.
• 1-2 years' packing and receiving inventory experience.
• Must lift 40 lbs in repetitive motion in a fast-paced production environment.
• Active pharmacy technician license or Board certification as required.

Responsibilities

• Assist team with inventory control issues and oversee complex cases.
• Support Inventory Control Specialists and help complete operational duties.
• Develop, update and implement SOPs related to insurance verification and workflow balance.
• Collaborate with Purchasing to identify stock shortage risks.
• Handle recalls, over-shipments, formulary changes, and returns as salvage.
• Identify shipment errors and coordinate new product changes with management.
• Optimize stock locator assignment to improve pharmacy flow.
• Process purchase orders, invoices, and maintain document files.
• Reconcile discrepancies with manufacturers and wholesalers.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Pharmacy technician license

Job description

Job Summary

Provides work direction and subject matter expert support to the Inventory Control Specialists. This role assists with departmental schedules, reviews/adjusts workflow balance as needed, and provides support to the Supervisor. This position also performs the duties of the Specialist Inventory Control as needed.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting fellow team members with inventory control issues, within established procedures and practices; oversees the more complex issues related to inventory control and assists with issue investigations.
• Under the direction of the Supervisor, provides support to Inventory Control Specialists and assists with completion of operational duties, including, but not limited to, receiving, cycle-counting, pharmaceutical dead stock, reverse logistics, and database administration to facilitates inventory processes.
• Assists in developing, updating, and implementing Standard Operating Procedures related to insurance verification; assists supervisor with department schedules and reviews/adjusts workflow balance based on business needs.
• Works with Purchasing department to identify potential stock/product shortage situations.
• Participates in activities in regard to disposition of recalls, over-shipments, formulary changes, and new product availability; responsible for write up of medications returned as salvage.
• Identifies shipment errors for product to be pulled from available inventory and returned; identifies for management new products, changes, and manufacturer production/supply problems in order to facilitate.
• Supports pharmacy efficiency through appropriate assignment of stock locators for new products and works in conjunction with the department manager to reassign stock locators as necessary to improve pharmacy flow.
• Ensures purchase orders and other inventory control records are properly processed and maintained in accordance with established standard operating procedures; assists in logging invoices and maintaining invoice/packing slip files; processes paperwork as requested by management; responsible for maintenance of return label system.
• Reconciles manufacturer and wholesaler discrepancies to include damaged goods, over-shipments, short¬ dated merchandise, and merchandise billed but not received to ensure product is returned or equitable credit is issued.
• Receives, validates, and stores incoming medications and supplies as per manufacturer recommendations and corporate policies and procedures; assists in conducting physical inventory.
• Other responsibilities as judgment or necessity dictate.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

• Associate degree in healthcare, business, or related area of study; or equivalent combination or education and/or relevant work experience
• 1-2 years' work experience in packing and receiving inventory.
• Willing and able to lift 40lbs in repetitive motion and work in a fast-paced production environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Effective communication and problem solving skills, and ability to prioritize and multi task
• Strong initiative and the ability to work in a team environment
• Must have an active pharmacy technician license or certification as required by state Board of Pharmacy.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled.

Salary Range: $18.75 - $25 / Hourly